2019年8月20日火曜日

The Protestant missionaries, however, walked a tightrope


The Struggle for Korean Independence and the Missionaries Caught in the Middle

"From early on, missionaries eschewed politics to focus on religious work. Yet because they helped modernize Korea, especially in education and medicine, they were appreciated by Korean reformers..... The Protestant missionaries, however, walked a tightrope between the Japanese, whose approval they needed to evangelize, and Korean converts, who tended to be much more resentful of Japanese authorities than the Catholics."

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